Sincerely vs Luxe Roots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sincerely
An anonymous platform to share your thoughts and feelings, connect with a supportive community, and receive caring responses. Features include writing letters, responding to others, sending virtual hugs, and tracking your emotional well-being.
- Anonymous letter writing
- Receive community responses
- Virtual hug feature
- Mood tracker and calendar
- AI chat for instant support
- Track impact with data streaks
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Need to unburden your soul? Feeling lost and looking for support? Sincerely is your anonymous haven to share, connect, and heal. Write your heart out in heartfelt letters, and receive caring responses from a supportive community. You're never alone. Connect with others who understand. Find solace and offer guidance in a judgment-free space. Why You'll Love It: • Write letters to get things off your chest. • Receive 3 letters every night at 8pm. • Respond to strangers and offer support. • Send virtual hugs to uplift others. • Track your impact with helpful data streaks. • Make friends and continue conversations. • Monitor your emotional well-being with a mood tracker and calendar. • Get instant support and answers from our AI chat. Ready to find your safe space? Download Sincerely today. Terms of Service: https://sincerelyapp.notion.site/Sincerely-Terms-of-Service-v04-01-2024-de28f29dc48e44a1b9bcf5e179541ccf Privacy Policy: https://sincerelyapp.notion.site/Sincerely-Privacy-Policy-v02-26-2024-d79628c1700d4d069e7d301671f88189
Luxe Roots
This app helps you track your hair growth and routines to achieve healthier hair. It offers personalized planning, visual inspiration, and educational content for specific hair types.
- Hair routine and style tracking
- Protective style planner
- Length and growth progress logs
- Hairstyle inspiration
- Educational video content
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Luxe Roots is a natural hair coaching and tracking app designed to help users grow, retain, and care for their hair with confidence. Track your routines, protective styles, length progress, and hair health in one place. Luxe Roots provides personalized planning tools, visual inspiration, and educational content to support healthy hair journeys for type 3 and type 4 hair. Features include: • Hair routine and style tracking • Protective style planner • Length and growth progress logs • Hairstyle inspiration • Educational video content Luxe Roots is built to help you understand your hair, stay consistent, and achieve your hair goals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luxe Roots at none against Sincerely's 10. Luxe Roots also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 40%) and device support (3 vs 1). Sincerely's advantage is ratings volume (36K vs 30) and chart position (#82 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Sincerely sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Luxe Roots asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sincerely against 4.6 for Luxe Roots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sincerely has 36K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Sincerely's written reviews are positive against 50% of Luxe Roots's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sincerely | Luxe Roots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (36K ratings) — better | 4.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #82 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 12+ |
| Developer | MWM | Taffi Egerega |
Customer experience
Sincerely
Luxe Roots
Bugs and requests
Sincerely
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with account creation and login
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between app pages
- Reported messages not being properly removed
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to write more than one letter per day
- Option to receive more letters per day
- Ability to view and respond to past conversations
- In-app chat feature for immediate support
- Customizable notification settings
Luxe Roots
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sincerely
- Sincerely Club Monthly$4.991 Month
- Sincerely - Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Sincerely Club Weekly1 Month trial$7.997 Days
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- Sincerely - Premium3 Days trial2 variants$7.997 Days
- Sincerely Club Monthly$9.991 Month
- Sincerely Club Annual$29.991 Year
- Sincerely Club Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Sincerely Club Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Annual Premium Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Luxe Roots
No in-app purchases
